Taylor Lawrence finishes sixth in St Moritz as Stanbridge makes World Cup debut
Royal Marine Commando Taylor Lawrence admits that there are "plenty of positives" to take away after a sixth-place finish with Britain's four-man bobsleigh team at the World Cup in St Moritz.
The team which includes Marine Lawrence, pilot Brad Hall, Gregg Cackett and World Cup debutant Leon Greenwood, who is standing in for Arran Gulliver as he recovers from a hamstring tear, is only just getting their season underway after injuries within the team halted their progress in the early half of the season.
The World Cup in St Moritz marked only their second event of the season after they made their season comeback at the World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria, in December.
Mne Lawrence, who is the team's brakeman, also competed in the two-man bobsleigh event alongside Brad Hall where they finished 9th overall.
Reacting in a post on Instagram, Mne Lawrence said that there are "plenty of positives" to take from their World Cup outing in St. Moritz.
He said: "Unfortunately we couldn’t secure a top three in the four-man and finished with a top sixth but there are plenty of positives to take from the weekend.
"The results are getting better, everyone is improving and come world champs, we will be ready to rock."
Elsewhere, RAF Aircraft Engineer Corporal John Stanbridge made his World Cup debut in St Moritz where he finished 19th in the two-man bobsleigh event alongside teammate Alex Cartagena.
Cpl Stanbridge piloted GB2 in the two-man event just a year after breaking his neck in the Europa Cup competition in Altenberg, Germany, where he was told by doctors that he may never slide again.
A successful comeback meant he was able to slide in St Moritz and will remain there for the European Championships before heading to Lillehammer for his second World Cup event of the season.
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